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Canon 1D Mark IV vs. Nikon D3S – Autofocus Performance [Part 3]

September 6, 2010 By Eric Reagan 11 Comments

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, I provided an introduction to this autofocus evaluation, as well as a brief overview of the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3S AF systems. If you have not read the previous installments in this series, you can do so now by clicking the links below:

In Part 3 below, we will look more in-depth at images captured during basketball games with the 1D Mark IV and D3S. [Read more…]

Lightroom 3 Noise Reduction: To Be Used in Moderation

June 26, 2010 By Eric Reagan 3 Comments

Yesterday, I showed off a little of what Lightroom 3’s noise killing prowess could do. And then, I started looking back at some of my basketball photos from this season, most of which were shot at ISO 3200. Some of them could use a little help from Lightroom 3’s noise reduction panel; however, some looked just fine, even with a little bit of grain. [Read more…]

Shooting Hoops with the Nikon D3S

March 13, 2010 By Eric Reagan 3 Comments

While evaluating the autofocus performance of the Nikon D3S, I shot with it at a couple of recent Tennessee basketball games. I’m working on a more in-depth evaluation of the AF performance. In the mean time, however, here are a few of the resulting images. All of the following images were captured as NEF files and processed in Lightroom 2. [Read more…]